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by adminEpisode 158 – Idol 9 –
“Please come in.”
I entered the conference room following the guidance of an unknown person, either a secretary or an attendant.
The conference room looked ordinary.
At least it was similar to when I worked at the company.
An elongated cylindrical desk.
Chairs lined up along it.
Cakill’s directors were standing in a line.
Director Redmond and I went in.
As soon as I sat down in a suitable seat, the barrage of questions from others began.
“So… You are Abraxas Mentutihotep… Is it?”
“I would like to formally introduce myself. My name is Abraxas Mentutihotep. As a member of the Imperial Guard of the Helium Empire, he came to this country with the permission of Her Majesty the Princess.”
“… There is no lie in those words, right?”
“If I’m going to tell a lie, there’s no way I’m telling the truth now, right?”
“I made a mistake. I’m sorry.”
The female director simply acknowledged her mistake and moved on.
Next was the person sitting at the head of the table.
“So… What should we do?”
The atmosphere was roughly understood.
The reason I said that before was because I don’t like it.
The purpose may have been to avoid making a mistake in speaking.
In any case, from their perspective, I am a stone stuck in my head.
“To put it simply: This country will probably become dangerous soon. The economy will collapse and companies will be disbanded.
Those who have it will have to die or flee this land. People will chase him. This is especially true since you can’t go to another country.”
“Is this a threat?”
“No? It’s a natural phenomenon. In reality, a possible future is pictured.
Have you ever heard of socialism or communism?”
Anyway, there is a lot of dislike towards me.
Rather than being natural, it was pushed out loud.
If the results are the same, it is better to take it easy.
“No.”
“Not so much.”
“It’s an idea I don’t know.”
“Famous… Is it a thought?”
Everyone reacted indifferently to this.
I thought one or two people would know.
Well, if you look at the time when the Nazis attacked them, you might think it had nothing to do with them.
It was human to ignore something even if it could be dangerous to oneself.
I know it well because I have studied it in advance while on this earth.
“Good. Since you don’t know, let me explain. Communism can truly be said to be the ultimate idealism. Divide the wealth equally among everyone, and everyone do their assigned work.
The idea is that an ideal utopia can be created by distributing wealth concentrated in a certain class to everyone.”
Some people snorted at those words.
Some people are starting to think seriously.
Those who snorted were probably talking about reality.
Those who were serious probably focused on the fact that it was spreading.
Because it was no different from gaslighting, which had little to do with whether it was true or false.
I was able to see how much impact that idea would have.
“It doesn’t really matter whether communism is realistic or not. But that is a very tempting idea for some people.
If nothing else, we all agree that if this idea reaches the country, it will spread quickly, right?”
“There is no point in spreading it anyway. If so, countless countries, including empires, should have already collapsed due to that ideology, but shouldn’t they be fine?
That’s because there’s no power. If you try something like that when you have no power, it will be meaningless.”
It was a correct opinion.
However, I had prepared a rebuttal long ago.
“That’s correct. But what if you gain strength?”
“Yes?”
“Someone. What if you give me a push so that the hesitating thoughts on the cliff can spread evenly?”
“Who on earth… ?”
If you don’t have power, it doesn’t matter how right you are.
If you have power, you are right no matter how wrong you are.
The Evil God Church did that.
The Lion Corps did that.
Even vampires who treated humans like a meal did the same.
If everyone had the power, they followed even if it wasn’t right.
Communism will too.
Redmond and I momentarily crossed gazes.
Not a single word was exchanged, but it was clearly understood.
It’s time.
Now it was time to pull out one of our cards.
“Only one power in this world. There are forces trying to control the public sentiment of all mankind. If humans are suffering, try to save them. If humans can live a better life, there are forces that can act.
Ironically, that force also has the power to easily defeat a company in the Federation. Who really has such a force?”
As my word spread, directors slowly began to analyze my remarks.
Some directors frowned slightly, as if they felt they had been ignored.
It was a moment when the dislike for me skyrocketed.
However, the frown gradually eased and became expressionless.
Later, it became a contemplation and was distorted into a different meaning.
“Seonghwangcheong… !”
Everyone froze for a moment at those words.
For Yeon-guk’s companies, Seonghwangcheong was nothing short of a disaster.
It is basic to try to destroy the companies of this land in any way possible.
A huge number of troops were deployed to find the homunculi’s background.
In the meantime, if it interfered with the company, it was also a matter of cleaning it up.
Because to them, corporations were just evil that exploited humans.
“If socialism spreads and the people of the country show their will to change. Seonghwangcheong will see the possibility once more and intervene in this land.
But what are you going to do? Public sentiment has shifted towards Seonghwangcheong, and if they boycott it, it will be very difficult for you. If the people in the middle position also lose you, it will be the end.”
“Unlikely”
“But is it a business to take risks? It’s a business to get rid of something, right? No matter how much stake you have right now. All it takes is a few renegades and it’s over in no time.
Indeed, taboos and secrets, socialism and the attack of the Holy Emperor. Are you confident you can withstand them all and maintain a majority stake? Are you really that confident?”
It is human to betray as soon as you know that you have no chance of winning.
This is especially true for the people of this country.
Because that’s how I lived.
Because I know better than anyone else that if I don’t do that, I will die.
Of course, rather than coming together and responding as one.
I chose betrayal for survival.
“Can you stop it?”
“The power of the Empire can stop it. At least we can promise that we can make it better.”
“Well, then… !”
It’s already done.
The chairman and others tried to stop it.
A group gathered together for profit disintegrates the moment that profit collapses.
It’s not that strange, this is normal.
This is a very vain law.
That’s what companies are all about.
If they attack in a way that infringes on each other’s interests, it becomes very difficult.
If one party just takes over the other, they will both give in favorably.
‘Now at least Kakill and the others will not be able to act carelessly, even if it means keeping an eye on the Holy Hwangcheong.’
The directors were virtually captured.
Besides, even if things really get bad.
I have one more card.
A saint of healing. If we take her out, we’ll be able to get the job done properly one more time.
“I’m going to leave now.”
“Now, wait… !”
Other directors tried to catch me. I just walked out without saying anything.
I, who held the only answer, disappeared.
Even if you ask questions or ask yourself, you cannot find the true answer.
This will result in them clinging to me even more.
This will result in the animosity disappearing.
‘good… Now all you have to do is take your time and wait.’
Now I just have to wait until they find me first.
If I find him first, he might be hiding his change of mind.
I have work to do for a few days anyway. I decided to do that and wait slowly.
‘Now all that’s left is. Homunculus… ‘
The time has come to reveal the truth about Lily’s family.
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A few days have passed.
Carkill is said to be very confused, according to Redmond.
That communism is true.
They say there is no way the Seonghwangcheong government would intervene.
What if it’s true?
And it is said that they were divided due to the question of whether they should take risky actions.
‘It’s going well.’
As time passes, those who become more anxious will naturally seek me out.
Whether you like it or not, this is a problem that can be solved only when you meet me.
Since I had work to do anyway, I decided to turn off my nerves for a while.
“So where are we going? Uncle?”
The kid who was following me spoke up.
These were the words I heard while taking Lily’s family to where the homunculus was.
“It’s because there was a brief problem at that house. So, you just need to live somewhere else for a while.”
“Didn’t you say that the house was nice?”
“Because as good as it is, it needs frequent maintenance. It breaks down often.”
He slowly guided them to the location where they were.
Clap~
The iron door opened and I went inside and saw Lucas.
He looked energetic, as if he had done everything as I said.
“Lucas.”
“uh.”
They nodded to each other and conveyed their intentions.
It meant it was done right.
“Can you go inside for a moment? First of all, we have something to do, but we forgot for a moment.”
“Is there a problem?”
“First, to check once again whether it is working well. If you go in first, I will follow you.”
“Thank you.”
Clap~
After Lily’s family entered, they activated the device.
I started to hear the sound of the machine running.
“What… ?”
And such machines were soon picked up by Sarr.
Instead, a different sound was heard.
Fuuu
A huge explosion was heard, and Lily and her family panicked.
I couldn’t figure out what was happening.
Our screams were also recorded and played.
The time has come.
I instructed Lucas right away.
“Open the door.”
Kiingㅡ
A man who had been detained and held in this country for a while appeared.
It was a homunculus who claimed to be a twin.
“Ha… ! at las… !”
After creating an appropriate situation, I made it up.
Lily’s family probably didn’t expect this.
Sound is blocked.
Those people can’t speak.
But men can talk.
It was done using magic.
“Why are they rescuing me now? It was really hard!!! Do you know how hard I worked not to tell those guys that!?”
Did the homunculus have a hard time due to the torture it had endured?
He lamented his situation, forgetting that she wasn’t saying anything.
The operation was simple.
First of all, he went in from time to time and pretended to be watching while scattering rice cakes.
He said out loud that it felt like something was coming to this land and that we should be careful.
He also said that the homunculi were a little strange.
Then, creating a noisy situation.
Our screams were heard along with the explosion.
They made it look like we had been harmed and they had come to save us.
What if it was a homunculus that appeared in front of such a person?
I will definitely say thank you to them.
My argument was almost 99% correct.
“So, you’re doing well at deceiving Lily, right? My younger siblings are also trying hard to develop a sense of responsibility by making things happen.
I have to protect what my master does at all costs.”
And the remaining 1% was soon completely filled.
Until then, I thought it was an illusion caused by mental and physical weakness.
But Lily, and various stories.
It perfectly said that they were homunculi.
“… ”
“… ?”
Those who had been pretending to be Lily’s family and homunculi seemed to have finally begun to question them.
Suddenly, I dragged it in and there was a tortured homunculus in front of me.
That homunculus sees them and thinks it’s come to save them?
Even if it was trash, I could tell.
That this is a trap.
“Hmm. This makes it clear.”
It was then that I intervened after breaking the spell.
As the spell wore off, their sounds could be heard again.
The male homunculus looked embarrassed at my appearance.
My attention was elsewhere.
Lily’s biological mother.
“What does that mean? you. What on earth is this? ”
Sigh ㅡ
After a very simple movement, her head was cut off.
It was a terrible scene.
Because the head of a seemingly ordinary middle-aged woman was cut off.
But no one thought it was cruel.
Eventually, the body, which lost its brain, could no longer maintain its shape and began to flow.
“… ”
“… ”
The two little children looked embarrassed when they saw that.
It could be because my mother died.
Because everyone knew very well that it couldn’t have happened.
“Now… Then, shall we have a ‘conversation’? Mr. Homunculus?”
Lily Barbarossa’s family.
They were real homunculi.
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